Judging Jehovah's Witnesses : religious persecution and the dawn of the rights revolution

"One of the worst outbreaks of religious persecution in U.S. history occured during World War II when Jehovah's Witnesses were intimidated, beaten, and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces." "Determined to claim their First Amendment rights, Jehovah's Witnesses waged a tenacious legal campaign that led to twenty-three Supreme Court rulings between 1938 and 1946. Now Shawn Peters has written the first complete account of the personalities, events, and institutions behind those cases, showing that they were more than vindication for unpopular beliefs - they were also a turning point in the nation's constitutional commitment to individual rights."--Jacket.Per saperne di più…

Introduction: A Turning Point for Religious Liberty --
Jehovah is My God and the Bible Is My Creed --
Felix's Fall-of-France Opinion --
They're Traitors--the Supreme Court Says So --
A Shocking Episode of Intolerance in American Life --
Religious Persecutions Under the Guise of Law --
Starvation into Patriotism --
Boundless Courage and Unending Perseverance --
Fighting Words --
Blot Removed --
A Question of Personal Liberty --
We Will Obey God First, Last, and All the Time.

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Shawn Francis Peters.

Abstract:

While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights.Per saperne di più…

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"Peters successfully uses the Witnesses' simple but eloquent voices to tell a remarkable story that lays bare the extremes of cowardice and courage so often found in nations engrossed by war." - American Historical Review "The stories of persecution are horrendous, and Peters tells them with sympathy and remarkable attention to detail and context." - Journal of American History "With a journalistic eye, Peters presents the convergence of nationalistic paranoia, the distrust that erupted into violence, and the palpable religious bigotry against the Jehovah's Witnesses. Recommended reading for American and religious historians as well as for those interested in the history of persecution." - Library JournalPer saperne di più…

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